Soldiers dubbed it "Hamburger Hill" because they felt they were being "ground up like hamburger meat" by intense, accurate machine-gun fire and entrenched NVA positions.
A cardboard sign pinned to a tree by a soldier after the battle simply read: "Hamburger Hill. Was it worth it?". A Battle of Attrition subtitle Hamburger Hill
The objective was part of , intended to clear North Vietnamese Army (NVA) forces from the valley. Soldiers dubbed it "Hamburger Hill" because they felt
Sergeant James Spears famously asked a reporter, "Have you ever been inside a hamburger machine? We just got cut to pieces". A Battle of Attrition The objective was part
The name "Hamburger Hill" didn't come from a strategist; it came from the grunts on the ground. During the 10-day battle in May 1969, American paratroopers from the faced a literal meat grinder.